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Elk hunt 2021
Mesophilic:
Decided to start a thread about.this years elk hunt. My wife and daughter don't care about my exploits so sharing with the PA community will help keep me motivated. Will update periodically.
In addition to getting drawn for an elk tag, I also purchased OTC bear, mountain lion, and turkey tags.
Day 1
A.M.
Walked 4.25 trail miles. Elevation 9200 feet
Once the sun came up the dang squirrels wouldn't shut up!!! Kept giving the warning alarm every 30 to 50 yards.
Put a stalk on a good size cinnamon brown bear approx 8:15 a.m. He ended up detecting me and bolted thru some thick aspen when I got about 40 yards. What a rush to stalk a bear when you're hunting solo!!! The heart sure pounds when you nock that arrow.
No elk or fresh signs. Heard bugles while scouting last week but all is quiet today (except squirrels >:( )
WhistlingBadger:
A contrary and uncooperative critter is Cervus canadensis. They have an annoying tendency to not be where you expect. We put in about 13 miles in the Wind River Range on Monday, only to find out that a kid shot a six point about 400 yards from our camp!
bjrogg:
Look forward to going on more hunts with you.
Bjrogg
PaSteve:
Sounds like a great day. Stalking a black bear with a bow is definitely an adrenaline rush. Good luck on your next adventure.
Mesophilic:
Day 1
P.M.
Well, went up 1000 vertical feet in steep terrain...and couldn't crest the hill. Trail ended at an impenetrable wall of thorny locust and young aspen a couple hundred feet from the top. Which was all for the better I suppose since I have no idea if I could've got help up there for a pack out and I sure as heck couldn't have done it solo.
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